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‘Save yourselves!’
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‘Save yourselves!’
PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:20 AM
‘Save yourselves!’
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8 12:18 AM
Golding knocks muted
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
January 8 12:16 AM
Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
January 8 12:14 AM
US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’
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‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:12 AM
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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Tasty Bites @ Footeprints Hotel Negril
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Tasty Bites @ Footeprints Hotel Negril
January 8 12:10 AM
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
January 8 12:06 AM
Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Educators welcome PEP changes
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Educators welcome PEP changes
Jerome Williams | Reporter 
January 8 12:05 AM
Educators welcome PEP changes
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Police confirm gunfight in Black River
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Police confirm gunfight in Black River
January 6, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police have confirmed that there is an active gunfight in Black River. Observer Online understands that the mid-afternoon gunf...
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
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Hurricane recovery a catalyst to address long-standing development constraints
January 3, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa must be used as a catalyst to address long-s...
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
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UDC fireworks festival signals renewal for Black River
January 2, 2026
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—General manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Robert Honeyghan, says the staging of the inaugural fireworks displa...
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
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Holness reaffirms commitment to Black River recovery
January 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to the full recovery and rebuilding of Black River. Holne...
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Traffic changes announced for Black River fireworks festival
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Traffic changes announced for Black River fireworks festival
December 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The St Elizabeth police are advising the public of temporary road closures and traffic changes to facilitate the safe staging ...
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Clean-up of Black River progressing steadily
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Clean-up of Black River progressing steadily
December 30, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Phase two of the clean-up of Black River in St Elizabeth is now underway, with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWM...
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WATCH: NCB Foundation commends Black River community stalwart
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WATCH: NCB Foundation commends Black River community stalwart
December 27, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A long-serving community volunteer whose quiet acts of kindness have touched generations in Black River was on Saturday recogn...
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
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UPDATE: Body retrieved after vehicle plunges into Black River
December 20, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force is reporting that the body of a man whose vehicle plunged into the Black River off the Lacovia Bridg...
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KFC Black River resumes full operation to communities
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KFC Black River resumes full operation to communities
December 19, 2025
Seven weeks after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, particularly in the south-western section of the island, KFC operator Restaurants of Ja...
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‘There is no food, we sleep in fear’:  Mothers worry in storm-hit Black River
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‘There is no food, we sleep in fear’: Mothers worry in storm-hit Black River
Carlysia Ramdeen, Observer Online reporter, ramdeenc@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Following the wreckage left behind by Hurricane Melissa, mothers in Black River are facing desperate conditions as they search...
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Attorney calls for urgent relocation of prisoners, evacuation of Black River following Hurricane Melissa
October 31, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Attorney-at-law Thomas Levene is calling for the immediate relocation of 65 prisoners being housed at the Black River Police S...
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Conditions ‘devastating’ in St Elizabeth, says Black River mayor
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Conditions ‘devastating’ in St Elizabeth, says Black River mayor
October 29, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Mayor of Black River, Richard Solomon, says the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in St Elizabeth is nothing short of "catastroph...
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Masicka brings ‘crocodile badness’ to Black River for BLK Festival’s debut staging
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Masicka brings ‘crocodile badness’ to Black River for BLK Festival’s debut staging
SANDENA JAMES, Social Media Editor 
August 16, 2025
The south coast town of Black River will transform this Saturday as the inaugural BLK Festival unfolds at Independence Park. Headlined by dancehall he...
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Black River fish market to be renovated
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Black River fish market to be renovated
August 14, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica—The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will commence full renovation works on the Black River Fish Market in St Elizabeth...
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Smuggled animal is an ocelot not tiger, says veterinary expert
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Smuggled animal is an ocelot not tiger, says veterinary expert
May 7, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Dr Sophia Ramlal, the director of veterinary services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining has confirmed that...
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Police pushing for higher heights in St Elizabeth’s anti-crime fight
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Police pushing for higher heights in St Elizabeth’s anti-crime fight
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
February 11, 2025
St Elizabeth, Jamaica – He is being showered with accolades for leading what’s being described as a highly successful anti-crime fight in this south-c...
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‘Save yourselves!’
PM directs gunmen to shun criminality, acknowledges major crime reduction
BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8, 2026
‘Save yourselves!’
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
January 8, 2026
Golding knocks muted
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
January 8, 2026
Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
January 8, 2026
US plans to dictate Venezuela decisions and oil sales
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‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’
Athletics, ...
‘FIT FOR PURPOSE’
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
Daniel Blake | Sports Writer | blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8, 2026
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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